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A/n ~ I'll say it again and again and again! PLEASE REVIEW!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *Chapter 8*
Draco turned the corner to find Hermione sitting against the wall by the old statue, much like he had done earlier that day. As he approached her, Hermione stood up and brushed the dust off of herself. "Why aren't you inside?" Malfoy questioned. "Do you see a key in either one of my hands?" she held out both of her hands for him to examine. Malfoy paused, "There must be another way in. He wouldn't have told us to meet him in his office and not given us a key if we had needed one." Malfoy started to inspect the ancient sculpture. "It's no use. I've looked." Hermione checked her watch in annoyance. As Malfoy was examining the creature's paw, a nail fell off. Before it could hit the ground, the rusty old nail turned into a new silver key. The key had an HB printed in the metal. Hermione picked up the key and examined it. "It says HB ..." Hermione explored the possibilities in her head. "That means it's mine, give me that" Draco smoothly snatched the key out of the young girls hand. "Hey!" Hermione protested. "Find your own key! This one is clearly made for me! Check the paws ... maybe another nail will fall off." Draco suggested. Hermione did as Malfoy had told her. Sure enough, another nail fell off that turned into a key. This key was marked with an 'HG'. Malfoy started to look for the hole professor McGonagall and opened the passageway with. "It's got to be here som -" "You really don't seem to have the best memory, do you? It's right here!" Hermione said as she slid her key into an unseen hole near the paw of the creature. The statue slowly slid aside and the two students proceeded to Dumbledore's office. As the two students entered the old man's office, he greeted them with a smile. "I'm surprised to see you. I just remembered I hadn't informed you of where and how to get the keys. I should have trusted you both would find them." Draco was about to say 'I found them' but decided it was a most immature thing to say. "Are the rooms finished?" Hermione questioned. "Yes, they are. I am very disappointed that I will not be able to show them to you myself. I will have professor Snape show you to your rooms." Just then the professor strolled into the office. His hair was as greasy as it always was. He swiped his hair out of his face and looked down upon the two waiting students. Draco had had an expression on his face that might suggest a smile. As for Hermione, she looked rather hateful towards her professor, at this, Snape smiled. "Well, thank you for coming Severus. Now," Dumbledore said as he looked down to indicate papers he had to attend to. "I have some work that I need to get back to. If you could show them to their rooms. Their things have already been brought up to their rooms." Snape nodded and ushered the two students out of the office.
A/n ~ I'll say it again and again and again! PLEASE REVIEW!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *Chapter 8*
Draco turned the corner to find Hermione sitting against the wall by the old statue, much like he had done earlier that day. As he approached her, Hermione stood up and brushed the dust off of herself. "Why aren't you inside?" Malfoy questioned. "Do you see a key in either one of my hands?" she held out both of her hands for him to examine. Malfoy paused, "There must be another way in. He wouldn't have told us to meet him in his office and not given us a key if we had needed one." Malfoy started to inspect the ancient sculpture. "It's no use. I've looked." Hermione checked her watch in annoyance. As Malfoy was examining the creature's paw, a nail fell off. Before it could hit the ground, the rusty old nail turned into a new silver key. The key had an HB printed in the metal. Hermione picked up the key and examined it. "It says HB ..." Hermione explored the possibilities in her head. "That means it's mine, give me that" Draco smoothly snatched the key out of the young girls hand. "Hey!" Hermione protested. "Find your own key! This one is clearly made for me! Check the paws ... maybe another nail will fall off." Draco suggested. Hermione did as Malfoy had told her. Sure enough, another nail fell off that turned into a key. This key was marked with an 'HG'. Malfoy started to look for the hole professor McGonagall and opened the passageway with. "It's got to be here som -" "You really don't seem to have the best memory, do you? It's right here!" Hermione said as she slid her key into an unseen hole near the paw of the creature. The statue slowly slid aside and the two students proceeded to Dumbledore's office. As the two students entered the old man's office, he greeted them with a smile. "I'm surprised to see you. I just remembered I hadn't informed you of where and how to get the keys. I should have trusted you both would find them." Draco was about to say 'I found them' but decided it was a most immature thing to say. "Are the rooms finished?" Hermione questioned. "Yes, they are. I am very disappointed that I will not be able to show them to you myself. I will have professor Snape show you to your rooms." Just then the professor strolled into the office. His hair was as greasy as it always was. He swiped his hair out of his face and looked down upon the two waiting students. Draco had had an expression on his face that might suggest a smile. As for Hermione, she looked rather hateful towards her professor, at this, Snape smiled. "Well, thank you for coming Severus. Now," Dumbledore said as he looked down to indicate papers he had to attend to. "I have some work that I need to get back to. If you could show them to their rooms. Their things have already been brought up to their rooms." Snape nodded and ushered the two students out of the office.
